Sulfonated polyimides bearing benzimidazole groups for direct methanol fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 214-221

  Chen, Kangcheng ^a   Hu, Zhaoxia ^a   Endo, Nobutaka ^a   Fang, Jianhua ^b   Higa, Mitsuru ^a   Okamoto, Ken ichi ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzimidazole; Direct methanol fuel cell; Methanol crossover; Proton exchange membrane; Sulfonated polyimide

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE; BENZIMIDAZOLES; METHANOL CROSSOVER; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES;

ANISOTROPY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); INTERCHANGES; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; METHANOL FUELS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

METHANOL;

1,4,5,8 NAPHTHALENETETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE; 2 (3 AMINOPHENYL) 5 AMINOBENZIMIDAZOLE; 2 (4 AMINOPHENYL) 5 AMINOBENZIMIDAZOLE; 4,4' BIS(4 AMINOPHENOXY)BIPHENYL; 4,4' BIS(4 AMINOPHENOXY)BIPHENYL 3,3' DISULFONIC ACID; BENZIMIDAZOLE; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FUEL CELL; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77549088852     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.053     Document Type: Article

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